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| Operation and Installation Guide | 9.0 Fire Safety
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9.2
Escape Plan
A fire warning is wasted unless people planned in
advance for a rapid and safe exit from the building.
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Draw a floor plan of the entire building showing
two exits from each sleeping area and two from the
building. Because stairwells and hallways might be
blocked during a fire, the plan must provide exits
from sleeping area windows. Make copies of the
plan and practice it with all people.
•
Pre-arrange a meeting place outside and away from
the building. When you are out of the building, all
occupants must immediately go to the pre-selected
location and be accounted for.
•
Provide a barricade between people and fire,
smoke, and toxic gases, such as closing all sleeping
area doors before retiring.
•
Instruct children on opening their bedroom
windows and exiting safely from the building. If
exiting is not possible, teach them to remain at the
open window and shout for help until it arrives.
•
If there is a fire alarm after retiring, wake the
children by shouting to them from behind your
closed door. Tell them to keep their bedroom doors
closed.
•
If the top of your bedroom door is uncomfortably
hot, do not open it. There is most likely fire,
intolerable heat, or smoke on the other side. Shout
to all family members to keep their bedroom doors
closed and to exit the building using alternate
routes.
•
If the top of the door is not uncomfortably hot,
brace the bottom of the door with your foot and the
top with one hand, then open the door about 1 in.
(2.5 cm). Be prepared to slam the door shut if there
is any pressure against the door or if hot air rushes
in.
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If there is no evidence of excessive heat or pressure,
leave the room and close the door behind you.
Shout appropriate instructions to all family
members and immediately leave the building using
the pre-planned routes. If heavy smoke is present,
drop to your hands and knees or crawl to remain
below the smoke level.
